Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Federal Safety Commissioner must issue an identity card to a Federal Safety Officer appointed under subsection 68(1).
(2) The Minister must issue an identity card to the Federal Safety Commissioner.
Form of identity card
(3) The identity card must:
(a) be in the form approved by the Federal Safety Commissioner; and
(b) contain a recent photograph of the person to whom it is issued.
Federal Safety Officer must carry card
(4) A Federal Safety Officer must carry the identity card at all times when performing functions or exercising powers as a Federal Safety Officer.
Note: The Federal Safety Commissioner is a Federal Safety Officer (see the definition of Federal Safety Officer in section 5).
Offence
(5) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:
(a) the person ceases to be a Federal Safety Officer; and
(b) the person does not, within 14 days of so ceasing, return the person's identity card to the Federal Safety Commissioner or the Minister (as the case requires).
Exception--card lost or destroyed
(6) Subsection (5) does not apply if the identity card was lost or destroyed.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (6) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).